Hello, this was inspired by a piece of art by slackerburst on deviantart, go check it out if you havent already. This is about one of Pearls defects, which happens to be fangs. Enjoy!

Rating: K+

Genre: Family/hurt/comfort

Charecters: Pearl, Garnet

Pearl was defective. That was both a good thing, and a bad thing. It was a good thing for the obvious reason that she could have her own thoughts and actions, something that many Pearls don't have. And, there was the bad thing.

The fangs.

Pearls defective, I mean, special gem had this bad habit of growing fangs. Couldn't tell you why, it just did. This also meant that she would have to get rid of them, as they came back every hundred years or so.

And now, she was due for some.

She gracefully danced atop some of the giant water pillars in her room, one of her favourite pass times. Swirling, swooping, bowing, the art form was so graceful. Her tongue felt something rather sharp in her mouth, which stopped her dancing. Pearl knelt down, using the crystal clear water as a mirror.

Oh no.

The fangs were starting to develop again, though not distinguishable from her other teeth. "No no no no no..." Pearl said to herself, silently cursing her gem. Maybe they would go away this time, and that she wouldn't need to have Garnet get rid of them (which was never pleasant).

She decided to let it go, and wait and see if they would go away.

Spoiler alert, they didn't. In fact, they grew larger, almost noticeably. Pearl smartly counteracted them by smiling with her mouth closed, facing away from people when she talked, and covering her mouth when she yawned.

Garnet was the first to notice the change in her actions, but didn't do anything, yet. Pearl had become increasingly worried, as they had now grown past her other teeth, and started to go in front of her bottom teeth if her mouth was shut.

Pearl stood in front of the bathroom mirror, examining her teeth. They were at least a half inch long, and started to angle inward. Pearl sighed, a mix of annoyance and fear in her tone. Swiftly walking out of the bathroom so nobody would see them, she retreated into her room to get away from the now watchful eyes of Garnet.

Leaning her back on the door, she looked at her towering water pillars and sighed, sliding down so she sat with her back against the door and knees scrunched to her chest. "She's going to notice." She said aloud, though not too loudly.

Pearl was unsure of what to do. They'd been growing for a month and nobody noticed. Maybe she could hide them forever? No, that wouldn't work. They'd just keep getting bigger and bigger until they'd hang out of Pearls mouth.

A knock on Pearls door interrupted her train of thought. Jumping up to a water pillar, Pearl opened her door to let Garnet in. "Mmh hm?" Pearl answered the knocks, keeping her mouth closed. Garnet jumped up to the pillar Pearl was standing on, kneeling to get to her eye level. "Open up." She ordered, almost a tone of annoyance in her voice.

Pearl blushed a shade of light blue, before opening her mouth to reveal the fangs. "You let them get big again. How long were you planning on hiding them?" Garnet asked, both dissapointed and annoyed. Pearl looked to the ground, ashamed. "I-I'm sorry..."

"I know you hate getting them grinded off, but you and me both don't want them here." Garnet used a finger to lift Pearls chin, to see the top teeth. "Let's go." She said stoically, getting to her feet and taking Pearl to her room.